Job Description: Operate or tend sewing machines to join, reinforce, decorate, or perform related sewing operations in the manufacture of garment or nongarment products.
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Importance | Skills |
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Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |
Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. | |
Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |
Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |
Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |
Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |
Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |
Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |
Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. | |
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
Importance | Knowledge |
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English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |
Production and Processing - Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
Importance | Styles |
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Attention to Detail - Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. | |
Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. | |
Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. | |
Self-Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. | |
Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. | |
Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. | |
Stress Tolerance - Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. | |
Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. | |
Achievement/Effort - Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. | |
Adaptability/Flexibility - Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. | |
Concern for Others - Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. | |
Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. | |
Innovation - Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. | |
Social Orientation - Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. | |
Analytical Thinking - Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. | |
Leadership - Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |